Sanyo Solar HITs High Conversion Efficiency
SANYO Electric reaches high energy conversion, at 23% in research environment, for crystalline silicon-type solar cells. The company has improved the quality of the solar cell junctions, reduced loss in the optical absorption of specific silcon layers, and is printing such that electrical grid resistance loss is lower. ...
... "This achievement by SANYO represents the first time that a photovoltaic manufacturer has broken through the 23% mark in conversion efficiency at the research-level for practical-sized solar cells, and further cements the leadership of SANYO’s HIT solar cell which is renowned for its high conversion efficiency. For now on SANYO will continue to advance its efforts into applying this research-level achievement into mass production, and promote further research into energy efficiency, as well as reductions in cost and materials. " ...Via Sanyo Electric: HIT Solar Cells Reach Highest Energy Conversion Efficiency of 23.0%
SANYO HIT Double Solar Panels: "HIT stands for Heterojunction with Intrinsic Thin-layer. HIT solar cells developed by SANYO are hybrid solar cells composed of single crystalline silicon wafer surrounded by ultra-thin amorphous silicon layers. "